The excitement is the flood of new images, and the mad scramble to grab the best cards before another collector gets them. It was a bit stronger in the past, but there is a competitive vibe on Scoundrel amongst collectors who like to show off their strength and ability to get hold of the best cards from the best artists.

It really does feel like a treasure hunt, and half the eggs are available in one big burst at midnight.

wow just saw what the rate is going for him.. 400+ minimum! One card is up in the 2grand??

*HER* stuff does go for some crazy prices, others not so crazy. I've known her for sometime, and have been wanting one for ages. This is the one I picked up, just happened on it within 5 min's of it's listing. Doesn't hurt I know the dealer as well, so transaction will go easily enough.

Oops, sorry didn't know she was a *she* still new to the artists in this biz.. very nice though! I'm more low-mid end right now, since I'm still rather new.. however I'm digging Adam Cline's art, that's what I like!

Oops, sorry didn't know she was a *she* still new to the artists in this biz.. very nice though! I'm more low-mid end right now, since I'm still rather new.. however I'm digging Adam Cline's art, that's what I like!

The "Marvel Masters" seller on eBay will discount his prices in a month or two after the first wave of sales slows down. He does accept best offers there, but for the first wave he usually wants at least 75% of the asking price.

After four to six months, he will discount the remaining cards drastically. The last set went down to 70% off.

*HER* stuff does go for some crazy prices, others not so crazy. I've known her for sometime, and have been wanting one for ages. This is the one I picked up, just happened on it within 5 min's of it's listing. Doesn't hurt I know the dealer as well, so transaction will go easily enough.

Yes. Most Definitely. BUT if you see something you really like, as I did, then snap it up. Who knows how many will be gone into collections tomorrow, when most of the U.S. wakes up lol.

Ah, there's the rub. Prices on the higher end stuff didn't seem that bad either. They've got it down just right where it's a bit of a stretch, but not enough that it's worth it to risk someone else getting it

So once I started seeing what was out there, I ended up picking up about 10 cards. But I'm seriously done now unless something amazing shows up

Thanks guys, and thank you Monkey. I actually am working on a trade/sale for a Glebe Iron Man awaiting the sellers response, but he did take the auction down, so I'm sure we'll make a deal. Very excited, but yes I'm with you Monkey, no more buying for a long time lol.

Thanks guys, and thank you Monkey. I actually am working on a trade/sale for a Glebe Iron Man awaiting the sellers response, but he did take the auction down, so I'm sure we'll make a deal. Very excited, but yes I'm with you Monkey, no more buying for a long time lol.

I may have picked up a couple more today, but I'm really, really done now

I snagged only one from the eBay midnight madness. Though, thanks for posting a reminder. I totally forgot about that release this week. I know I'm in the minority and catch hell for it every time I say it, but a vast majority of these sketches are quite poor. You can tell these artists are now so rushed to get stuff done for these companies that their quality suffers. You can even see it from just one artist, in some instances. One character sketch might be okay, at best, another one absolutely stunning. Probably drawn on different day, etc. I was in for boxes/cases a few years ago, but now will just pick up a single sketch here or there if I like it enough. I lean far more toward the value of tracking down these top artists and just getting on their lists for Artist Proofs. You get a character you want, on a larger surface in most cases, and you can get a pose/costume you really want.

These artists all do spectacular work, and each style is complimentary to the product. It just really gets discouraging seeing people break cases and get, perhaps, only one sketch that'd be lucky to pull $75 out of it. I do look forward to seeing all the goodies that everyone picked up from this one over the next few days!

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Didn't really see anything too amazing from the artists I collect. Think I will just wait for a commission.

+1. Exactly where I'm at with these products now. Waiting on the 'ok' from licensing for the Sara Richard Marvel Premiere AP I've got coming...

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It's been great cherry picking some nice sketches, but I can see why this product could be challenging to rip and flip. There's a lot of okay sketches out there (don't mean that in a disrespectful way, just acknowledging the reality of churning these out as said above). I'm curious at what price point these will go for once the cherry picking is done and the character collectors have taken what they want.